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Job Responsibilities
1. Provide high-quality management of all school admissions throughout the County, including both normal year of entry and midyear.
2. Offer a high-quality independent school admission appeals service, whether the Council is the admission authority or it is commissioned by own admission authority schools.
3. Support the Council in meeting statutory responsibilities as an admission authority, a coordinating Local Authority, and in publishing the annual composite prospectus.
Key Responsibilities
1. Assist in processing all parental preferences for school places.
2. Maintain updated knowledge of national admissions legislation, policies, and procedures.
3. Provide relevant information to support independent school admission appeals.
4. Advise parents on midyear, secondary transfer, and primary school admission processes, including individual casework.
5. Be proficient with all IT systems used in the school admission process.
6. Participate in the annual consultation, determination, and publication of admission arrangements, advising schools on compliance with legislation and best practices.
7. Collaborate with commissioners and partners to ensure effective data analysis and forecasting.
Requirements
1. Basic knowledge of education law, statutory codes of practice related to admissions, and relevant statutory and County Council plans.
2. Basic skills in data assembly and spreadsheet use.
3. Proficiency in IT, equivalent to the European Computer Driving Licence.
4. Ability to work comfortably with ambiguity and uncertainty in casework.
5. Enhanced DBS check within the last 12 months; if not available, willingness to obtain one.
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